Rolling coaster.



M. 0. SHERER. ROLLING COASTBR.

APPLICATION FILED APB.28, 1914.

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MARION 0. SHEBER, 0F LOUISVILLE, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 28, 1914.

Patented June 30, 1914.

Serial No. 834,939.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARION O. SHERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Rolling Coaster, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in what might be termed portable rolling coasters designed to be set up for use and to be folded for storage and shipping purposesf a The objects. of the present invention are, first, to provide a light structure, second, to provide means whereby the rolling coaster can be easily folded, and third, to )rovide means for holding the various parts and in the position for use. These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to those skilled in the art, I attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although; my invention may be embodied in a variety of other mechanical forms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way of example.

In the accompanying drawing: Figurel is .a perspective view showing the different 11 in their nor-' 7 Fig.2 is a side view, showing two of the sections.- extended and supported and a fragmentary portionof the third section. Fig. 3 is" a side view, showing two sections and a fragmentary portion. of an adjoining section and one of the supporting horses. Fig. 4 is a view showing the position of the various. sections and the supporting horses folded Fig. 5 is a transverse section showing an end view of the truck or car mounted thereon. Fig. 6 is a perspective view, showing portions of two sections and the supporting horse partially folded or detached. Fig. 7 is a similar view, showing the opposite end or portion of the rolling coaster from that shown in Fig. 6.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the truck or car starting section, made up of two parallel rails, the rear ends of said rails having attached thereto in any convenient and well known manner the stop block or head 2, which may be of the form shown or it may be of any other desired members 4 and 5,

what less in height form, the object being to or-car 3 from running 0 at the rear end of the section upon which it is initiatively mounted. The section 1 is supported at the desired height by means of a suitable supporting horse or trestle made up of the each .of said members consisting of two parallel bars spaced from each other and held in proper position with reference to each other by suitable cross bars 6 and 7. The members 4 and 5 are pivotally connected together intermediate their ends by means of the cross bar or rod 8. The purpose of pivoting the members together is. to provide means whereby the support can be folded together withthe balance of the different parts as illustrated .in Fig. 4.

To the member 1 is pivotally attached the member 9 by means of suitable hinges 10, said member 9 being made up of suitrevent the truck able rails held in proper parallel position with reference to each other. To the opposite end of the member 9 from that to which it is attached to the section 1 is connected the section or member 11, one end of said member being means of the support or horse 12, which is a practical duplication of the horse or support for the initiative or car-starting member 1, except it should be formed someso that as the car 3 runs down the inclined member or section 9 it will be carried over the upward inclined member 12 and down the inclined member '13 and on off member 14.

The track sections 1, are all hinged together folded as illustrated in a, 11, 13. and it held in proper elevation by to the delivery or run or support members 4 are. pivotaliy connected to the track section or member 1 and the horse members 5 are detachably connected by means of the crossbar 15 fitting in the notches 17 formed in the bottom or underside of the track rails going to make up the track section 1. The horse or support 12 is connected in substantially the'same-m-an'ner as the horse or support made up of the parallel members 4 and 5, one set of the parallel supports are pivotally connected to the track section 13 and the other member detachably connected by means of the notches or recesses 18, and the cross bar 19, said cross bar bein properly located in the recesses or note es 18.

It will be understood that when the vaported as best illustrated in Fig. 1, that the truck 3 when started will go down the inclined member or track section 9, then up the traok'section or lirerirber 11 and then doW- n upon the track section 13 and run pfi from the inclined s'edtion.

For the 'pur'pqee q'f keepihg the teach or upon the rails of the Varioiis track sections the top edges ere pr 'vid d with the grooves :20 i lilld fhe peiijiheiies of the travel- 11 g Wheels 2 1 "formed to fit the groove. It will be understood that the venous tr ck "sections should 'be lproperly lined up With reference teee'eh other so to prevent any accidental dis ieeem' nt oi the treek "or eat.

For the purpose of s'i'ippe'tt'ing the lower ends of thetreek-s'eetiene 9,11 and 13 a short distance from t 1"e etnfec e up-en which they are located the supp-biting bate 22 sheila be provided, which Ina be attached in any; eohvenient manner; he a'fiou's hinges should be S constructed that thesec'tioiis can be foldedftoiiftiansbojljta tion er storage el hb'f the track 's'etioi'i's aije eehneeted -te-. gethe r and the supports or 1dr'se s-'a1so cohneeted but ',i n 'sneha that they can be'folded with he track sessions.

Having telly deeeribed thy invention what I e with as te i s Patent, ie

1. In a rolling coaster, of the class d scribed, the coiiib'ination "of a series of track sections hinged tegethei, ssppefti g means adapted to sug ert the-hing d track sections in inclined relationshi Wit "reference to each other, said supports fof'iiied hitterent hei hts and pivota'uy 'cbhne'eted to two 6 the track section's. a

In a whim; 'coasterjof the el es tieseribe'd, the "combination of a series of *t i ek seetibhs hinged together, feldiif i1p"b'rti 'g means adapted to sup; ort the hinge track 's e'dtiehs i'n inclined- 're'ati-on'ship with reference to each other, sai supports fernied '0? new and desire to eeehreby dilferent heights and pivotally connected to two of the tnaok sections.

3. In a rolling coaster of the class de- -sei ibed, the combination of track sections ed to trae'k section, seia sup ei'te adapted '5. In a telling ester-er (if the elass described, the combination of a series of teach sections hinged tege'thet, supports adapted to hold the series of track sections in in;- clined relationship, said 'tiac'k sections and shpperte adaptedtotbe fohi-ed. 4

e, In a rolling eeeste -o'f the class "described, the combination of a series et ti etk sections hinged together, a car 'ada p'ted to travel ii on at-id tre e'h seeti'ehe, *su pefte adapted to hold the-series bi track sections in inclined relationship, said Ftiheh settions and siippo'i ts dapted to be folded.

a rolling chi-aster of the clas eles'ei'ibed, a f trash-sections ada ted to b i elded one w en 'tfno-tlf 'er-, fsaid *se'titl'on's hinged together, su ports 'pivetefl and detach-ably een iieeted, saiii s'ilppofts fada'fited to hold th trefck sections inclined relationship with reference to each ether. P

s. In a rell'eig eeester of the class eescribed, a series of 't'i'acltseotiofi's, adapted to be folded o ne upon another, said sedtions hinged 'tdgethe'i, i sup ort pivotaliy andjtteta he'biy eonneeteii, eeii 'eappeiit adapted to held th tie-bk sections 'inih eliiiea reie tiehship with reference 't each ether.

Tn testih'i'eiiy hat claim the ebeye, I have herenrfto "siibee'ribed thy name the pres enee of the witnesses,

Memo-N o Witnesses:

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